WEBINAR The ASAM Criteria Unplugged and Other Tales from the Field, Episode 4: Amanda Luning, IMH-E, LMHC
Submit the form to register now In this episode of The ASAM Criteria Unplugged, we interview Amanda Luning, a clinical director for The Salvation Army Family Treatment Services in the state of Hawai‘i, on complex considerations in holistic substance use treatment programming for women, children and families. Amanda’s work centers on delivering culturally humble and trauma responsive care for pregnant and parenting women. Come learn what it really means to be a trauma responsive program, discuss how historical and systemic trauma have impacted policies, procedures, and practices, and explore the question, “Social determinants of health and substance use… now we know, so what do we do?”
March 14, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. PST/2:00 p.m. EST
Amanda was born and raised in Hawaiʻi into a large family, and has been working with young children and their families for more than 20 years. Her early work was in early childhood education where she was trained within federal, state, and nonprofit systems in child development, parenting education, mental health, substance use, and program management. Amanda is a marriage and family therapist and child/parent psychotherapist by training, holds a license in mental health counseling, and her current public health doctoral work is in leadership, advocacy and equity. She is a long-time board member with the Association for Infant Mental Health in Hawai‘i (AIMHHI) and co-developed the Promising Minds Fellows Program. She is currently the Clinical Director with The Salvation Army Family Treatment Services, a continuum of services for pregnant and parenting women, and works as a volunteer, consultant, and advisor with many different organizations throughout Hawaiʻi focusing on holistic practice & policy perspectives and reflective practice.
